Effective April 1 Sean Payton is suspended for the 2012 season. Payton said that, as head coach, he should take full responsibility for an operation which the NFL says offered improper cash bonuses for blows that either knocked targeted star players out of the game or left them needing help off the field. The league also slapped an eight-game suspension on general manager Mickey Loomis and a six-game suspension on assistant head coach Joe Vitt, who also coaches linebackers. Former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, who left the Saints after last season to join the St. Louis Rams, ran the bounty program and has been suspended indefinitely. Goodell also fined the Saints $500,000 and took away second-round draft choices in 2012 and 2013. The NFL has said punishment for players who participated in the bounty program will come later, meaning the Saints could potentially see some defensive regulars suspended as well. The league has said between 22 and 27 players participated in the program.

Ya this is football but rewarding guys who dish out game ending hits isn't sportsmanship.

i have inside information that the saints will loose all there existing defense,(which will be replaced by retired dallas cowboys)but go on to win the super bowl - yes! - in the super dome (their home field.)